Just removing the conflicting files will probably leave other files lying around, which could conceivably cause other problems. That way if something goes wrong with another package you'd at least know about it. share|improve this answer answered May 29 '13 at 19:29 J. How is "pretty" translated? https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=44391

asked 3 years ago viewed 3117 times active 2 years ago Related 0How do I recover from boot error when my root is on RAID and LVM?2vsftpd LIST causes GnuTLS error the questions remain forever. I think the conflict was from a sudo pip install command. Pacman Failed To Commit Transaction Invalid Or Corrupted Package With pacman ?

Usually the update failure is caused by some other packages, which need to be updated before you can update the filesystem package. Why do scanners default to the PDF format? Modern soldiers carry axes instead of combat knives. This site is not affiliated with Linus Torvalds or The Open Group in any way.

NoScript). Topics: Active | Unanswered Index »Pacman & Package Upgrade Issues »Pacman "error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" Pages: 1 Topic closed #1 2008-02-23 01:18:28 jadacyrus Member Registered: 2007-02-14 Posts: 10 Dungeons in a 3d space game Is there a way to make a metal sword resistant to lava? http://ddcomputing.com/failed-to/arch-error-failed-to-commit-transaction-conflicting-files-fontconfig.php And I can't just remove the link, otherwise all binaries would fail to run, Any thought? # pacman -S filesystem :: filesystem is in IgnorePkg/IgnoreGroup.

Forum RulesThere's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots ! Not the answer you're looking for? and the update of filesystem should work. share|improve this answer edited Jun 17 '13 at 20:07 answered Jun 14 '13 at 11:32 Torben 1113 1 This is a different issue (check the date of the OP) and